Barajas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Luis Barajas, Maria Vargas, and Elba Vizcaino No. 1:20-cv-00679-KJM-JDP on behalf of a class of similarly situated 12 individuals, ORDER Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 Blue Diamond Growers Inc., and Does 1 through 40, inclusive, Defendants. 18 Plaintiffs Luis Barajas, Maria Vargas and Elba Vizcaino allege their former employer, defendant Blue Diamond! and Does through 40? violated California and federal overtime pay and minimum wage laws, state meal and rest break requirements, and other related California 22 statutory protections. The case was recently reassigned as a result of a change in this District’s

' Defendant states the complaint has wrongly identified it as “Blue Diamond Growers, Inc.” The court need not resolve this potential inconsistency at this time and refers to defendant simply as “Blue Diamond.” ? If defendants’ identities are unknown when the complaint is filed, plaintiffs have an opportunity…